Silence and Quiet
It’s a noisy, noisy world. There’s very little place for quiet. There’s little place for solitude and contemplation. We don’t look inward. We look outside for validation and get it in echo chambers. We seek out those who agree with us and feed our egos. Discomfort is something we avoid at all costs. Silence is uncomfortable. But in the uncomfortable is where the gold is. The rest only holds fools gold. Slow down and think. Slow down and dig deep. Check your assumptions. Be open to changing your mind. Do the hard work. That’s where the real important stuff happens.